UNESCO World Heritage · South Wales
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape — World Heritage Site in Blaenavon, south-east Wales.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Nearest railway station
- Blaenavon High Level · 0.5 km
About
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Wikidata describes it as: "World Heritage Site in Blaenavon, south-east Wales". Coordinates: 51.7703°, -3.0922°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape, in and around Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, was inscribed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000. The Blaenavon Ironworks, now a museum, was a major centre of iron production using locally mined or quarried iron ore, coal and limestone. Raw materials and products were transported via horse-drawn tramroads, canals and steam railways. The Landscape includes protected or listed monuments of the industrial processes, transport infrastructure, workers' housing and other aspects of early industrialisation in South Wales.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.7703, -3.0922
- District
- Torfaen
- Parish
- Blaenavon
- Postcode
- NP4 9BX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Torfaen
- Nearest railway station
- Blaenavon High Level — 0.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q23818211 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Big Pit Mining Museum.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Blaenavon Industrial Landscape?
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode NP4 9BX), in the parish of Blaenavon.
- Is Blaenavon Industrial Landscape a protected site?
- Yes — Blaenavon Industrial Landscape is part of the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Blaenavon Industrial Landscape?
- The nearest railway station is Blaenavon High Level, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NP4 9BX.